Quote Originally Posted by kate View Post
Maybe I'm weird, but I don't really feel like the behavior of someone else who multi-boxes has any real effect on me. It would be like saying "Oh, you play an orc, I play an orc, therefore your behavior reflects on me!"
It has nothing to do with race and everything to do with visibility. Multiboxers aren't a "normal" thing for people to see on an everyday basis, but single players who act like jerks are. I don't normally see a cop everyday, but when I do, if the experience is pleasant, then everybody's happy. If the cop is a jackass, then I might think that all cops in that precinct are jackasses.

Think of Hunters, Death Knights, or maybe even Rogues. Three classes that seem to be a magnet for terrible players regardless of how easy the class actually is. Whenever I'm teamed up with a Hunter, Death Knight, or Rogue... they'll have to prove to me that they're not some keyboard turning window licker before I can trust them.

It's the fact that because there are so few of us in game, that when we are actually seen by the public our overall reputation is at stake. If one multiboxer leaves a sour taste in someone's mouth, that person is more likely to believe that all multiboxers are complete douchebags with too much time and money on their hands.

It's not difficult for us, as multiboxers, to act like good citizens rather than be asshats just because we can.